Margaret Truman prepares to break a champagne bottle on the bow of the USS Missouri to christen it during a ceremony at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Left to right: Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, Senator Harry S. Truman, and Margaret Truman.
Margaret Truman poses with a bottle of champagne during the christening ceremony for the USS Missouri at Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. On the platform, from left to right: Jane Lingo, Margaret Truman, Senator Harry S. Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly. In front of the platform are Drucie Snyder (right) and Bess Truman (left).
Jane Lingo, Senator Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Bess Truman, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly at the christening and launching of the battleship USS Missouri from the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York.
From left to right: Margaret Truman, Senator Harry S. Truman, Jane Tunstall Lingo, and Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy standing near the bow of the USS Missouri as Margaret prepares to christen the ship with a bottle of champagne. Drucie Snyder appears below. They are at Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York.
Standing on the platform from left to right: Senator Harry S. Truman, daughter Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, and Bess W. Truman at the christening and launching of the battleship USS Missouri at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York.
Margaret Truman breaks a bottle of champagne during the christening ceremonies for the USS Missouri at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Standing on platform, left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly.
Margaret Truman breaks a bottle of champagne during the christening ceremonies for the USS Missouri at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Standing on platform, left to right: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly.
A large crowd gathers for the christening and launching ceremonies for the USS Missouri at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. On the platform, left to right are: Jane Tunstall Lingo, Margaret Truman, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, and Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly. Standing in front of the platform, left is Bess Truman, left center is Drucie Snyder, and center is Senator Harry S. Truman.
Margaret Truman prepares to break a champagne bottle on the bow of the USS Missouri to christen it during a ceremony at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Left to right: Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, Rear Admiral Sherman S. Kennedy, Senator Harry S. Truman (obscured), and Margaret Truman.